Re: tlug: bogomips

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, Marcus Metzler wrote:

> Scott Stone writes:
>  > 
>  > Any idea how 'bogomips' are calculated by the kernel?  Ie, why does a
>  > K6-200 produce 400.59 and a Pentium-II 300 produce 307.20 ?
>  > 
> Bogomips are calculated by simple executing an empty loop. So it has no
> real meaning in terms of processor speed. That`s why they are called bogo!
> The K6 processors are heavily optimized on integer calculations, thats
> why they get such good results in the comparisons with Intel. Especially
> in Windows test suits. The Pentium Pros and Pentium II have much better
> floating point units. 
> 
> Marcus
> 

I heard that the K6 had an FPU comparable to the Intels... I thought it
was the Cyrix 6x86 that had the crappy FPU in it...

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